These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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Acts 15
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But certain persons who had come down from Judaea tried to convince the brethren, saying, “Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the Mosaic custom, you cannot be saved.”
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- 3 So they set out, being accompanied for a short distance by some other members of the Church; and as they passed through Phoenicia and , they told the whole story of the conversion of the Gentiles and inspired all the brethren with great joy.
- 4 Upon their arrival in they were cordially received by the Church, the Apostles, and the Elders; and they reported in detail all that , working with them, had done.
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But certain men who had belonged to the sect of the Pharisees but were now believers, stood up in the , and said, “Yes, Gentile believers ought to be circumcised and be ordered to keep the Law of .”
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Then the Apostles and Elders met to consider the matter;
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- 7 and after there had been a long discussion rose to his feet. “It is within your own knowledge,” he said, “that originally made choice among you that from my lips the Gentiles were to the Message of the Good News, and believe.
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And , who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy on them just as He did on us;
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and He made no difference between us and them, in that He cleansed their hearts by their .
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Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon , by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?
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- 11 On the contrary, we believe that it is by the of the Lord that we, as well as they, shall be saved.”
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Then the whole remained silent while they listened to the statement made by and Barnabas as to all the signs and marvels that had done among the Gentiles through their instrumentality.
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- 13 When they had finished speaking, said, “Brethren, listen to me.
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Symeon has related how first looked graciously on the Gentiles to take from among them a People to be called by His .
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And this is in harmony with the language of the Prophets, which says:
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- 16 “’”Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again;
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In order that the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord—even all the nations which are called by My ,”
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- 19 “My judgement, therefore, is against inflicting unexpected annoyance on those of the Gentiles who are turning to .
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Yet let us send them written instructions to abstain from things polluted by connexion with , from fornication, from meat killed by strangling, and from .
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For from the earliest times has had his preachers in every town, being read, as he is, Sabbath after Sabbath, in the various synagogues.”
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Thereupon it was decided by the Apostles and Elders, with the approval of the whole Church, to choose suitable persons from among themselves and send them to Antioch, with and Barnabas. Judas, called Bar-sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren, were selected,
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- 23 and they took with them the following letter: “The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.
- 24 As we have been informed that certain persons who have gone out from among us have disturbed you by their teaching and have unsettled your minds, without having received any such instructions from us;
- 25 we have unanimously decided to select certain men and send them to you in company with our dear friends Barnabas and ,
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who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord the .
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We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who are themselves bringing you the same message by of mouth.
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- 28 For it has seemed good to the Holy and to us to lay upon you no burden heavier than these necessary requirements—
- 29 You must abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from , from things strangled, and from fornication. Keep yourselves clear of these things, and it will be well with you. Farewell.”
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They, therefore, having been solemnly sent, came down to Antioch, where they called together the whole and delivered the letter.
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The people read it, and were delighted with the comfort it brought them.
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And Judas and Silas, being themselves also Prophets, gave them a long and encouraging talk, and strengthened them in the .
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After spending some time there they received an affectionate farewell from the brethren to return to those who had sent them.
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But and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and, in company with many others, telling the Good News of the Lord’s Message.
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- 36 After a while said to Barnabas, “Suppose we now revisit the brethren in the various towns in which we have made known the Lord’s Message—to see whether they are prospering!”
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Barnabas, however, was bent on taking with them , whose other was Mark,
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while deemed it undesirable to have as their companion one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.
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So there arose a serious disagreement between them, which resulted in their parting from one another, Barnabas taking Mark and setting sail for Cyprus.
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- 40 But chose Silas as his travelling companion; and set out, after being commended by the brethren to the of the Lord;
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and he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches.
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